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By now, everyone has seen the news about the current administration’s attempts to downsize the government workforce by offering civil servants “the fork in the road” option called Deferred Resignation Program (DRP). It is run by the Office of Personnel Management and basically, anyone who took the offer was put

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George Wesley, the current administration’s nominee to head the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC), has indicated his plans to establish a new counterintelligence type career field to help bridge the communication and collaboration gaps between law enforcement agencies like the Federal Bureau of Investigations and intelligence community agencies. He

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Security Clearance Process

The news outlets are brimming with stories about the massive amount of federal government workers getting fired, taking the deferred resignation offer, or getting ousted…
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Security Clearance Denial

In perusing the Defense Office of Hearing and Appeals cases published from January through March of this year, I have noticed an uptick in the…
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Security Clearance Denial

Time and time again I read security clearance appeal cases where the applicant brings in supervisors or co-workers to testify on their behalf as to…
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